Hiding the Taskbar along with the Start button is not an option. Running full-screen is not an option. Using "Start Killer" won't work because it doesn't actually disable the Start button, just hides it users can still use hotkeys to pull up the Start menu. I have already tried the method that uses FindWindowEx with 0xC as its third parameter and then tries to disable that window. It doesn't work. That method only works if the whole Taskbar is disabled first. What I need is a method that only disables the Start menu, just like the code I reproduced above does in XP.
However, this only disables the button , meaning you won't get the glow or other effects by hovering your mouse cursor over it. You can still click the button region on the taskbar to open the menu.
Apparently, the click handler is now implemented in the taskbar window itself, not as part of the separate Start button. That's why you have to disable the entire taskbar first, and consequently why most of the solutions you've found online do precisely that. You'll find those options by launching the software, right-clicking on its icon in the taskbar, and selecting "Options" from the menu. You can also edit the Registry to disable the Windows key, as described in this knowledge base article.
If you wanted to implement this same functionality yourself through code, the only solution would be a low-level keyboard hook that trapped the keypress events that are responsible and discarded them. Undocumented hacks like this one are given to breaking with newer versions of Windows. I imagine that Raymond Chen would chuckle and say something like "I told you so". Hacking the Windows interface is a fool's errand.
Or, as you say several times in the question, "is not an option". IS there anything in particular about the start menu you need to disable? You may be able to do the same via policy settings or various other file permissions. Use one of the available group policies listed here.
You did not mention why you want to disable the start button. If you think about what exactly it is that you don't want your users to do instead of telling us the solution you picked for it i. Alternatively, you can close WinKill and restore the Windows key by selecting "Exit. You can do this in Windows 10 by editing the registry.
This will still let you press the Windows key to open the Start menu. When the Registry Editor opens, navigate to the following key , or just copy and paste it into the Registry Editor address bar and press Enter:. Restart your PC and press the Windows key. This set of tools for tweaking Windows 10 is free to download and packed with useful options. Here's how to use its Keyboard Manager.
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